Amazon had decided not to participate in the bidding as the company did not find it a viable option for growth in India
The squad arrived at the stadium on Thursday with six police vans part of the cavalcade. The team buses of Pakistan and New Zealand exited the stadium together.
rediffGURU Ulhas Joshi answers your mutual fund queries.
Man held for sending email threatening attack on Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad
India's Asian Games cricket team captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who played the first two ODIs, has been released from the squad and will link up with the Hangzhou-bound outfit. Also released is pacer Mukesh Kumar, who came in as cover for Bumrah.
The ministry of finance is likely to assume crude oil price to remain within $85 per barrel while estimating subsidies for the Interim Budget 2024-25 (FY25), to be presented on February 1. Brent crude prices moved up on Thursday, ending at $78.9 per barrel. Crude oil and cooking gas prices, which move in tandem, impact fertiliser and cooking gas subsidies, constituting 53 per cent of the government's total subsidies.
Leaders of several opposition parties on Thursday hailed the Supreme Court verdict striking down the electoral bonds scheme and termed it an important step in ensuring transparency in electoral funding.
India might have to beat Pat Cummins's men if they are to qualify for the WTC final.
'Modigate is snowballing into a huge thing with the electorate. The BJP is in for huge punishment by the electorate.'
India's star batter Virat Kohli didn't join the team's optional practice session in Thiruvananthapuram due to personal reasons but is expected to link up with the squad before the second warm-up game against The Netherlands on Tuesday.
For the consumer, there would be practically no impact on prices of essential medicines this year.
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Factionalism is nothing new to Bihar cricket and the ugly infighting that has been running well over two decades has robbed the state of some notable talents, besides attracting the ire of the BCCI.
Ravichandran Ashwin has not travelled to England along with his team mates for the one-off 'fifth Test' after testing positive for COVID-19
The BJP and Congress are the top two beneficiaries of the electoral bonds, followed by the Trinamool Congress.
Congress sources told ANI on the condition of anonymity that 'Rahul Gandhi left the country on May 19 to participate in various public programs in London that were held on May 20 to May 23. Since then, he has not returned to India'.
India's T20 captain Hardik Pandya could be given a break from the three-match series against Ireland starting August 18 as part of workload management.
The Asia Cup bound India team has hit the ground running with the closed-door camp in Alur, where the squad members are undergoing routine fitness tests ahead of the continental event beginning August 31.
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The move bears significance in view of the increased Chinese activities along the border and transgressions by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA).
'My suspicion is that most of the bonds were given by companies who had got contracts or who had benefited from policy changes by the government.'
The Indian Navy continues to monitor the situation very closely with all stakeholders and remains committed to ensuring the safety of merchant shipping in the region, it said in a statement.
Deriving from Narendra Modi's continuing charisma, the proposed scheme, if and when implemented, can cut both ways. That is to say, if Modi can win, he can lose. Or, someone else in his place, later on, could lose as much as he could win in his time, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
In a landmark judgment that delivered a big blow to the government, the Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the electoral bonds scheme, saying it violates the constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression as well as the right to information.
NRAI has contested the disqualification of trap marksman Manavjit Singh Sandhu, who was barred from competition at the Asia Olympic Qualifiers because of "faulty" gun stock.
India batter Shreyas Iyer will miss the entire IPL season and also the World Test Championship final.
There's a hint of new competition riding into a sector that has attracted attention for being in a duopoly-like situation. Rapido, a commute app known for its budget-friendly bike-taxi services, on Tuesday announced its entry into the cab market, which is currently dominated by marquee brands Uber and Ola. Rapido's cab foray will be enabled by a software as a service (SaaS)-based platform.
Shubman Gill was discharged from hospital after recovering from a bout of dengue fever but is most likely to miss the World Cup match against Pakistan in Ahmedabad on Saturday.
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The top court law officer said the power of judicial review is not about scanning state policies for the purposes of suggesting better or different prescriptions.
India's Mars orbiter craft has completed eight years in its orbit, well beyond its designed mission life of six months. Plans on a follow-on 'Mangalyaan' mission to the Red Planet, however, are yet to be firmed up.
Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who has special needs, was last seen in November shortly after his twin sisters were born in October last year.
Shubman Gill is set to be ruled out of the World Cup match against Australia after testing positive for dengue.
Senior batter KL Rahul in all likelihood will miss the Asia Cup, while it could be a touch and go for another star Shreyas Iyer.
Paddy will be joining the ODI team from Wednesday's third game against the West Indies
China has 'violated the sovereignty' of not just the United States but of countries across five continents, Secretary of State Antony Blinken alleged Wednesday, days after US fighter jets shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon.
In a move to strengthen governance in private sector banks and wholly-owned subsidiaries of foreign banks, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday directed them to have at least two wholetime directors. Lenders that do not meet the requirement will have to submit the names for the RBI's approval within four months. Banks need prior approval from the banking regulator for the appointment of wholetime directors.
More than ever before, women voters can make or mar a political party's electoral fortunes.
Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com travels to Pullampara to discover how it became India's first digital literate village.
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